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Inverleven distillery was a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in Dumbarton, Scotland.

Inverleven distillery
Region: Lowland
Location Dumbarton, Scotland
Owner Chivas Brothers
Founded1938
StatusClosed/demolished
Water source Loch Lomond

History

Inverleven distillery was built in 1938 as part of the Dumbarton complex by Hiram Walker & Sons with the intention of providing spirit to be used for their Ballantine's blend. [1]

Hiram Walker sold the distillery to Allied Distillers. Pernod Ricard acquired Allied Domecq in 2005 and added it to his Chivas Brothers subsidiary. [2]

Inverleven was closed in 1991. [3]

In 2005, Bruichladdich distillery at Port Charlotte in Islay bought Inverleven stills to be used there. [4]

Inverleven distillery was demolished in 2006. [3]

References

  1. ^ MacLean, Charles (2012). Whiskypedia - A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky. Birlinn.
  2. ^ "Pernod in €7.4bn takeover of Allied Domecq". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  3. ^ a b Aehweb; Whiskies, Planet. "Distillery and Contact Details for Inverleven Scotch Whisky Distillery". Planet Whiskies. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  4. ^ "Inverleven | Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com. Retrieved 2024-07-06.